- Middle East
US-backed Palestinian committee to govern Gaza meets in Cairo
Cairo: The Palestinian committee set to govern Gaza under US supervision met for the first time Friday, January 16, in Cairo, as its leader pledged to get to work quickly to improve…
- Middle East
Iran sees no new protests as cleric urges executions, threatens Trump
Dubai: As Iran returned to uneasy calm after a wave of protests that drew a bloody crackdown, a senior hard-line cleric called Friday for the death penalty for detained demonstrators and directly…
- Middle East
Kurdish-led forces to pull back from disputed zone in Syria
Deir Hafer The leader of Kurdish-led forces in Syria announced Friday that they will withdraw from a contested area in northern Syria, potentially heading off a major clash with government forces. The…
- Middle East
Thank you, Trump tells Iran for halting execution of political prisoners
Washington: President Donald Trump took the unusual step on Friday, January 16, of thanking the Iranian government for not following through on executions of what he said were meant to be hundreds…
- World
Slowing economy No 1 worry for US businesses in China: Survey
US businesses are more concerned about China’s slowing economy than trade friction, according to a survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in China released on Friday. Of 368 companies responding to…
- World
Venezuela’s acting president signals a new era of US ties
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez used her first state of the union message on Thursday to advocate for opening the crucial state-run oil industry to more foreign investment following the Trump administration’s…
- World
Middle East allies urge Trump to delay Iran strikes, diplomat says
Washington: Several Middle Eastern allies of the United States have urged the Trump administration to hold off on strikes against Iran for the government’s deadly crackdown on protesters, according to an Arab…
- World
European troops arrive in Greenland as talks with US highlight ‘disagreement’
Nuuk: Troops from several European countries continued to arrive in Greenland on Thursday, January 15, in a show of support for Denmark as talks between representatives of Denmark, Greenland and the US…
- Middle East
US court reverses decision freeing pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
Washington: A federal appeals panel on Thursday, January 15, reversed a lower court decision that released Mahmoud Khalil from an immigration jail, bringing the government one step closer to detaining and ultimately…
- World
How Americans view Trump’s first year back in office: AP-NORC poll
Washington: President Donald Trump’s second term has been eventful. You wouldn’t know it from his approval numbers. An AP-NORC poll from January found that about four in 10 US adults approve of…
- World
Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act to ‘put end’ to Minneapolis protests
Minneapolis: President Donald Trump on Thursday, January 15, threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, allowing him to deploy troops as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) persist in Minneapolis. Trump made…
- World
Remains of 32 Cuban officers killed in US attack on Venezuela repatriated
Havana: Cuban soldiers wearing white gloves marched out of a plane on Thursday, January 15, carrying urns with the remains of the 32 Cuban officers killed during a stunning US attack on…
- India
Thailand suffers another construction accident
Nakasima Ratchasima: A new construction accident on a road near Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, was reported on Thursday, January 15, just 24 hours after a construction crane fell on a moving passenger train…
- World
Fear and anger spread after another immigration shooting in Minneapolis, US
Minneapolis : A federal officer shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle, further heightening the sense of fear and anger radiating across…
- World
Israel to honour Charlie Kirk for fighting antisemitism
Jerusalem: Israel will honour the late Charlie Kirk for his work combating antisemitism at a conference in late January, four months after the conservative activist was assassinated while speaking at an American…
